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- Collection: UIS History Harvest 2018 - Being Illinoisan
Robert Moore and Dick CheneyPicture of U.S. Marshall Robert Moore and Vice President Dick Cheney at the White House.
Robert MooreNewspaper talking about how Robert Moore was able to move the Martin Luther King statue in front of Springfield Illinois Capitol.
Guide for National Black Marshal Traveling ExhibitSelf walking guide of museum exhibit at African American History Museum. The guide walks you through the entire exhibit.
Cardinals Rivalry ButtonThis is a button that represents a significant Cardinal baseball fan base in Springfield, IL. It was created specifically to bring awareness to the…
Exhibit Showcases African American HeroesNewspaper article is about African American Robert Moore's career and life. The article talks about the exhibit that has been created on his life.
The history & growth of the minority officer in the Illinois State PoliceA magazine article talking about the changes in the growth of minorities in the Illinois State Police force in the 1970s.
The Presidents' MenA book written about Black leadership in the U.S. Marshall.
1946 NAACP ButtonA 1946 NAACP button given to a nurse at a hospital by an African American male in his 40's, who received treatment because of the riot in Chicago of…
Civil War Tombstone RubbingCloth overlaid and defined with charcoal to replicate the headstone of a Civil War Soldiers headstone located in Camp Butler Illinois. Veteran's…
Proof of Snow ancestor living across the street from Abraham Lincoln.Multiple public records as well as a family bible entry that prove the Snow family lived across the street from Abraham Lincoln.